Minju Kim

Minju Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea and has received bassoon lessons from when she was eleven years old. At the 73rd Prague Spring International Music Festival she won not only first place, but also five special awards. Additionally, she was the winner of the International Muri Competition, where she was also awarded the audience award.
Early on, she was awarded many first prices at prominent competitions in Korea, like for example the first price at the music competition of the newspaper Dong-a Ilbo, and the first price and the Head Mayor’s Award at the music competition of the TV-channel Busan MBC, amongst others.
Recently, she has played as a substitute with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zürcher Symphoniker. She was also able to expand her orchestral experience during her internship with the Bern Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, she took part in the Gstaad Menuhin Festival as the leader of woodwind instruments of the Amateur-Project Orchestra.
For her Bachelor’s, Minju Kim studied at Seoul National University. After that, she completed her MA at Zurich University of the Arts, where she is currently studying with Matthias Rácz in the course MA Specialized Music Performance – Soloist.
Minju Kim has been a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra since the season of 2022/23.